Judge orders halt to 'John Doe' investigation

10:40 PM,
May 6, 2014

Written by

Dee J. Hall
Wisconsin State Journal

U.S. District Judge Rudolph Randa on Tuesday ordered a halt to the John Doe investigation that he said targeted the recall campaign of Gov. Scott Walker and "all or nearly all right-of-center groups and individuals in Wisconsin who engaged in issue advocacy from 2010 to the present."

In issuing his preliminary injunction, Randa sided with Wisconsin Club for Growth, finding the John Doe probe into alleged illegal campaign ...